Stapie setting machine



July z5, 1933. H. E. HICKS 1,919,944

STAPLE SETTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 19, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Barry Elcks July 25', 1933. H. E HlcKs STAPLE SETTING'MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 19, 1931 July 25, 1933.

H. E. HlcKs 1,919,944

STAPLE SETTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 19. 1931 3 Sheets'heet 3 @M Nm 1 Apfiiqnonfiea:November 19,4931@ serialno. Wamel f 1 This" invention. relates to ,improvements in ,staplefsettinggmachines 1oarticularly,thongh ,not .-el;elusiveljy,Q adapted .for use jin .setting .staples Qin @the 'Walls of .Fhollovi articles, 'such 'as ..shoes ,vvhe1e it 'islesiralile to, 'liavejthe staple fprto'ngs*penetrate theartioles from .the f interiors "to .tl1ef.exteriors thereof ja'nol'fto clinch the staple .prongs-on thev ,jefziteriors of' thepartic'les. f 3 y. .3 V- y;. l object vof 'the'."inventi'on lis .tosimplify -anrlfoheapen theoonstiuction oE-rnahines scrihedfand. Claimed. y

lingl'the invention heretofore used forl this @pu/Igpoee and to lfend` .the invention.- yprovides ifor Y the :inselo'f j guiding and feeding'meohanism in .combina` tion .vvith 'staple driving'anclelinohing meeh- .anism i'vherein .arrow of Estapfles Vmay loe ecl inv a `direct rlinelto the. staple .driver and :into `the hollowworh when-hollow Worklffisfloeing .acted upon; and wherein the staples .inayffhei -snccessively (drivenfroni'fsaid "froiv :by the@ Figure .16 is agtop vie'vo thejleverifor o" tions.

Y i vAmuther object `'ofthe .invention fisio-pro vide novel, 1 simple fan d Ieiiioie'nt :mehanisin 1 forilriving andolinohingthe staplesjy TlieQinvent-in -g resides in .the elementsk :and

l .Ficrmjel isfaslde vievviiofa.'staplesetting1` of the-invention.

.. FigureQ isiafront nnaohine showing. ..one Y :torniv .of .embodiment y the staliledriver and :on line of rig.

plate yfor' guidingfithe'; Staple; driver;

isla section, .von p'ii e 'I0-1010i staple f driver `luring staple setting' op'fyg -the arinr. f

-neetion between ythe .anvil carrying .member anol itsoperating arm and a. `part of .the

'frainefof'thehnaohine L l '.1 yFigure '1l :is pa ,side .View of the rearward filo i v end portionof the Workr receiving4 arman.y

o Figure. 14

ijs" amp' new er ,the staple; `-lrol flower and 'its red 1nd-spriligmv A atransver-s'e section through' l Shown inFv g."12on line 13413 "of Figure `l`5"isy",aseetionl detail, on

'l5-*T15 ofFig. vlyshowing the yguidingmeans f forfthe operatingmember.` i

.operating the' staple driver.

- .Referring to the drawing-S, ,Q .fisigmtes -the supporting frame .of the-machinelwvliieh Lsuitably l seeured upo1i`a`table v or support f gT-llefranie Q'isqp'rovided vvith a forvvarllyl 'adapted to receive` .lanil A support the Work tobestapled. l

exten'cling arm o Onesiole of the'upperportion,of thefraine andfitsarn 5 havefahannel forlnedtherevvhiohy constitutes. a inagazine' for .a

uroivof'staples '7 'The Staples? frestupon` anlare supportedby the ,bQttoni-jvvall. of n @thefchannelormagazine'G vWit'hfthe staple ,prongsilireotel upwardly andy.. .einlo'raeii1g` a I`lo'ar '9 `whichy extends longitudinally through `-the channel f6 va'nliissecure/clat its top'lto '-flheforward v end Lthe' horizontally-eigtendingohannehor magazine. 6 opens into .a

.vertically-extending ohannel .or guide Jll fforined lbyan'd ,between :two plates 1,12 and '1Q-1xvhi'c`h are'senured to .the forward lend of tlieamn andkfforinyinefect, apartfof forni the rearWard Wall` of ,the channel .or

` .the top-foifftliegclinnnel. i Thisyloar serves ,to maintain .the :staples inthe .niagofa groove outfin j` .121e

The row of Staples 7L is fearfraafaiyf within' the magazine' 6, guided by the "bar 9, toward and against the rearward surface of the plate 12 by-a follower-1G. This-fol# lower is formed of .sheet vmetaly and itv lreet luponthe bottom wall 8 of the channelmor spaced lugs 18 struck `froma vertical flange '19 thereon. Slidable through `these lugsl i v'and through a sleeve j20 which extends be-` head v22k `secured von its forwardf end `and which has 4a collar 'secured 'thereto' near tween thenrisalongrod 21 which* basa its rearward end. rllhe forward end of the rod 21 is supported bythe follower 16 and the rearward end 'portion Vof the rod ,21, outl" wardly of thecollar 23 rests vwithin a socliet for depression 21 formed ina plate 25 which is secured to' the rearwardend"ofanv arm'j 26. Thisarm 26 is formed on andextends' from 'the main body .of theframe 2,."and `the arm 26 has a top 'SurfaCeQT-,Fig ,"Bfwhich forms a continuationof thebottoin wall 8 of` the channel or magazinefa 'a Therod'21 is `inaiilitained within the `soclret`21A by a latch arm 28 which kis pivoted to the p`late25,

at 29, and which is provided with a `notched4 portion Oiwheh embraces thev upperffpoiu.

vtion 'of the rodl 21 between the platev25 and.l

a head 31, Fig. 3, secured on the rearward end of the rod.

lower and'staples toward the front pl-a`tef12`.v rl`he follower 16 is provided with! a` laterally extendingprojection 33 which is adapted lto lengage the plate 11 andprevent the forward tical guiding channel 11. j When it is desired tosupplyfthegmagaend of thev follower from enteringA Zine 6` witha fresh rowA of' staples, the latch ar1n281 is raised from engagement ,with ,the

rod 21, thefrod 21 is raised from thel depression`211 in thel plate'25- andfthe follower "16 is removed rearwardly fromy the magazine 6r The fresh staples may now be placed ,upon

i thesurface 27, lFig. l3and slidintotlie magf` azine `6 in embracing relation to` thebar 9;

and, thereafter, the follower 16 may belik,``

yspring 321" and untilpthefcollar `23, Figf, is

wise"v slid into `the magazine 6,1tlie rearward l end portion Vof the rod 21placed withinthel depression A211, and the latcharm `2S. rehen- ,gaged with the rod 21`tofhold itin placel VJhenthe rod andv follower areibeing` applied tothe machine' therod slides through follower vafter thel follower engages the vrow of staples, and while hand'pressure against therearwardendoffthe rod compresses the in aposition to engage` the innerlsurface of the plate V25 a and enter` the.' depression .24J

into thevertical guiding vchannel 11.

through the-guiding channel 11.

After 'the rodv21," is ,placed within the de` pression 24, the spring 32,1 forcing the collar 23 againstthe plate25 and the follower 16` againstthe row of staples 7, urges thekstaples frwardly.` 4Whentherodf21and follower ltare removed from the machine, the spring 32holds one'of the lugs 18 of the follower 111 "isl equal to or yslightly in excess of the widtlrofthe` ywire `forming the staples V7 so thatthe foremoststaple of the row thereof ,ocouplesl a positionwithin the channel 11 "free 4fromr the iforward end of the bar 9 and directly abovea yplate-like' staple vdriver 34 vwhichis` adaptedto be reciprocated verticallyfwithin the channel or guide'l'l `and to rfact, againstthe staples successively and drive "themnpwardly through the channel 11.

l"Each `time the staple driver 34 is moved upwardly by "mechanism hereinafter described, it drivesthe foremost staple upwardly1'throu`gh'the guide 11, and each time the driverBYis moved ldownwardly to the po-` jsltlon shown inthe: drawings', after fa staple driving o )eration` the )rind 32 actsaOainst i "3 l l 3 l .C b

thelrowof staples Tito feed them forwardly and?l` move the fo'remoststaple of the ,"The frani'e2 isfprevided with an upwarda ,"lyextendinglug `which is embraced by A spring 32 encirclesthe'v ,rod`21 between one ofthe lugs `18ofthe "follower and collar 23 and urges`r the fol- `the rearward* end portion of. a lmember '36 whichfispivo-ted thereto,lat 37'. This memyber 36 entends 4forwardly from its pivot and ieu over .the -arm and has"l a downwardlyldi i -rected staple lclinching anvil 38 `secured to fitsforward end portion, 'The forwardpory'tion 'of the member is of vgoose-neck shape tolprovlde `clearance spacefor work placed upon the arm 5. Y Y

' The 'member lisfmovableon.its pivot 37 to lower `,and raisethev anvilBS," and when `theanvilSlis lowered into engagement 'with i work-placed uponthe arm the centralpori tion of;y thekanvilis e directly above and in ahnement with the vertical guiding channel for the staples, ori substantially so. i The bottom* of the anvil 38 is provided withftwo laterally adjacent `grooves 39 for receiving and clinching theprongs or legs of the staples as they are drivenl upwardly grooves 39 have entrance openings 40 which staple within'thefcliannel 11, and the grooves 'nectingthe openings in laterally adjacent The i `are located directly over the prongs of` the i positions,` :as shoivnin Fig. 6,.` so that when thestaple prongs are forced into the grooves 39, the'` prongs will "be'forced into lapping lateral `relation by the wallsof theigrooves.

Arranged above the fanvlf'eaunvng mem ber 3.6 1s `sairta'rm.41:the forward ,wend A.pore

tion lof which extends. dovvnvvardlyzandil into. .an (opening iin the forward vfendportion#ofA l5 'the imember .BGa-nd- ,lis fpvzotedthereto, at' 42'- 'farm .41' relatively .-to the member )l 'h rElie]V ffurcations l vat vv.the L'rearward-f end,- of 1,20

ito fslidefaip ,-fandzigdown in; ip iotub-eranees :48` nwhich@extend outwardlyigtjrom the vnesp'eetive f -sides of the reara'vard endl portion -ofxfthe .member v.136; The-:lower portionsro"the pins` y4J? `are .ieduoed diameter andthe 1reduced pontions 'are encircled #by 'heliealsp'rings 49 48 :and vieiiext' :upward fzpressurekagain'st vthe :Warfdlfyextending'f upper l end.;portion Voi E an 1 140,operationlpartior member 51. @The flower enid rportion of :this member 5 1 =isfeonneeted two .bolts 52 to-ftherilappingjzzupper gend',V

portion iofiaibar- .Tliis`..f.bar =553-1nay be ,-fefeotlztheeoperationnot themaohine.

The lower end portionggoi:` the operating vmember '4.51 is provided :with L van elongated" 12.50 bearing :partv` 54 vwhlrextends'laterally from l .eonreeposition Within .the; slots 55 yiWhen'at-he :bands ypulled ;iclovvnvval"dlygor the opclmationy :the arm fare provided with" 1.outw'mfdl5A-exite-nding4 'projections 4.6 'which e arelfengaged' bv f #shown in Eigplby the =vveight ofithe. der# than. the lower portion iflereof and Wider '.tlian wthe' bearingpart 154, =as shown .in Fig.Y Y

i-l', so;thatzduringthe.initial dovvnvvardimovei mentgofthe bar :53 yit may pull rthefbearing spart-574. fforwardly'@ andinto eontaet. vvitli lthe' im g. folward- YWall oit fthe rslot 55, 1and,1t/.haltey dur. ...ing the `continueddownward .movement of -ftheibarflgethe.bearing `part-54 :may Lslide down.Wa'rdly jinfjeontaot ywith fand bearing v against the L'Straigh@ vertical -for-Ward.'vvall- 275 of the .slotf This constructionaenables @Ime 'to.-lf'onneotfsthel operating member l "tol '.'.t h`e Afarm- Alta good {distanee erw-andiy fof ythe- "ifvot `37 of 1 vthe .anvil-carrying member v36 orv .the vmost advantageous leverage `in .330 operating fthe` gparts, and`,j at.v the same rtime, ,itenab'les me .to ,feontiol the fmovement of the operating member :and provide fthe desiredgfelearanee for Worlnto fbe @inserted finto the machine.

wvliieh ,1 is attaohedgto the bar 53 and` thefother y .end;o-f 'i,vv1iiehrisattached to tllegtable or -Vsup- 295 L operates` ,againstA .thefgpulL o'ffthe spring .15.7,

i/and, :when the-bar jisfreleasem.after the operation off the l. machine, fthe: spr-ing n 527 raises .the parts 'tojthe normal posit'ion.y

. llhe,- staplefdniver 'M-isoperatedby; afrlever .58 which isy-fulcrumedinthe arm 5-at`i-59, fand' whichy xrests fnormallygin :the position ntionaro'ffthe-lleven?58fis housed withingthe 7 e liconnectedtto Ezri-:suitable pedaligforioperating..

.E45 ,the yimaehine'by foot :power 'orzit Fmay be v moved "downwardly fby. :a 1 suitable nfeans,k toL endfgpontionj ofl the; staple dniver 34, whereby ,reanwand ,portion of; `the;gleafer* 5.8l extends outwardly from ,the arm .5 .and its free Iend ,isfloeated betwena .lug 61, .proj eatingffrom :fthe @Deleting member 5 beneath said. .free n rend, anda sorevvf62 `above vsaid`ree'endand .5,1 are v4.pl'llled downwardly to voperate, lfthe therewith Itliestapledriver-F34'upwardlyjto i i (drive i onset Pa Ystaple k;`fy land,-V 'lvvlien the meinl berflgis #raised as the parts are :returned '5tolnormlxpositionyafter'aLstapleisettingopn eratiomthe vlug on theinembe'rfbaetf i130' A nos 5 When" 'the ban "531 and operating finember 20. the parts thereof to be`lstapled-fin positions under` thejanvil 38 andover'the verticali Vguiding channel l1, and with the'` arm f 5` en; tending into the-hollowworkwhentlie work 1 thebottom of the work upon thearni 5, liin-- listingy vthe screw 62 to vary the .and operating member 51.`

need be, to return the leverl ,Iaiidthere-` vwith the staple driver 3ft to normal position.

The clearance space betweenxtlie lever 58 and screw 62 permits theop'erating member raise the staple driver to drive .and-foliiioh of the operation of thestapledriver f vvith relationto the downward movement of the f` Theoperation of themacliine, s`cribed,'is as follows f l i l The work isplaced upon the ari'iiffwith is'liollow and it is desired: tostaplethefsanie Vfrom the interior `to the exteriorvrtliereof'.-` ,i After the work-has beeniplacedfinposi tion, the bar 53 and operating niemberi-l are .pulled downwardly byfoot,iliandor1other1 power against the action of thespringl'f Duringthe initial downwardimoveineiit of v theoperating member 51 it moves the kanvilk carrying nieinberY 36aiid` arm 4:1 dovvnwardy ly asl .a unit and until tlieanv-il 38 engages y A A:3.In staple'setting machine, the come bination of a supporting frame, staple gui'd-fiiig" meansuon'the frame, a `staple clinching anvil, 4a meinber "carrying said anvil and the Work upontlie arr-n 5"'andfclainpsutlie `vvoilrloetvveen lthe i arm 4and the4 anvil and stops the further downward movement of 'the member 36; After the*` worlrhas been felampe'd betweenthearm`j5 and the anvil@` `38 andthe downward. movement of the an-Y vil" stoppedy thereby,` the'continued" down` ward movement ofl the' operating inember .inoves-ithe'armvel againstjthe action foffthe spring i9 andeauses the screw62 carriedy by the member 5ltoV operatethe levfer^58to move the staple ,driver'f34z upwardly and thereby 'drive the foremost l` staple 7 of the rowV lthereof .upwardly through "tlie*"vertieal guiding channel' 11 "andthrough` tliefglworkv l 'upon f the arm 5 and -into"` the clincliiiig i grooves 39"'of` the"v anvil 38 which clifnelies 1"the staple prongs upon thefwork and ycompletes its vthe downward movement`-of thebarf?) l After the staple Vhas v`beensetfthe bar 53 is rreleased andthe spring 57 returnstlie parts l -to the normal position 4shown in the drawi lings ,and the follower ladvancesfthe row ofstaples in the magazine 6 .to move the next suoceedingstaple into-the vertical `guiding ererationr i i t Iclaimfas my inventionf f 1. In a staple setting machine, the combi- `:nation of a` supporting frame, staple guiding ".means on" the frame, 'al staple clinching anvil, .member carrying said anvil and movably mounted ontheiframejto move the anvil toi ward and from saidguiding means, an arm ffca-rried byandliaving oneend portion ytlierei of operatively connected to saidl member, i yieldable means supporting the other end portion *of the ,arin,`.a movable operating part ipivotedto: said arm *for operating it and said member to move theanvilgtoward said guiding rmeaiisya stapleV driver,-and"` means operatediby said `part for moving, the i staple drived toward `,the anvil.

ynation ofaf supporting frame, staple guiding `means ontlieframaa staple clinching anvil,

a -meinber carrying said anvil and `movably 'y i 2 1' In a. staple settingmachine7 the combi i thereof operatively connected `to Vsaid member, yieldable vmeans[supporting the other 'end portion'of the ariii,amovable operate `ing part, pivoted tosaid` arm `for operating iitands'aid member to move the anvil toward said guiding ineans,a lever fulcrumed -on ythe frame andoperated by saidspart, and a Ward andliiromwtheanvil. i

pivoted tothe Vframe `to Amove the anvilV to- Y. ward and from said yguiding means,"anar1n fa finovableoperati'ng part-pivoted to said `garni.forioperating it and said member 4-to vmove the anvil toward ,said guiding means,

95 stapleadiiver i, operatively connected to the leverfland adaptedjtobeniovedvthereby toi siio i.

a staple driver, `and means operated by said p rt for movingthefstaple driver toward the anvilf.` f i.

ll. Ina staple setting machine, the combiineaiis onyxthe frame, a; staple'olinching aned to the frame to move the anviltoward and `and the other end portion thereof iyieldably erating part r'iivotedto` said arm for :oper-atnationfof asupportin kframe, staple guiding from-said guiding means, an armhaving one endportionthereof pivotedA to said memberlZO F supported by said ymember, movable opit andlsaid member `to move "the anvil i '.ltoward said,` .guiding meansya, lever fullcrumedlion the vframe and operated by said ipart, 'anda staplev `driver'operatively cony thereby toward and from theanvile'- y nectedto the 'lever andadapted to be moved 45.*Iri astaple settingmachineflthe comf tion' thereof*operatively eonnec'tedi l moving-,the sta'pledriverftovv '1c anvil" toward and rom/said guidingy means,l

Warrdy 'and from :theanvil.

i nation fof snpploiiting'" frame, Y ingcq'Y means: on thelframe,

- f Emiel@ bination' of a supporting*- fi'ame, ystaple guid, f ing j means on the `frame, 'ai stapl'clinehind anvil", an; member carrying" isaid- 'an'v'ilfan 'f movabljfv mountedI on the framefto'gmove'the anvil towardandv 'from saidguiding means,I an .armcarried :by and "ha-ving" oney 'endy j por; .n A

i ,"S'aidfik member, yiel'dable means*sillfgportingfg` the other en'dpor on:v .of the arrn,N afi Inovabl'e mf :for 0p-` 'ovefthef ari-.

erating itfandl saidf member to',

means acting upon said'part andsaicl mem i bei` to holdfsaid anvi'lnormalfly a spajceolf ,from saidi guiding` means, l al "fstaple'j: driver, andmeans ,operatedibysaidpart forf .6. '.Inaistaplesettingflnacliinm y y staplefgud-, staple fcl'in'el'iing` anvil,"a memberfearryin 'fsa-lid:v lanvillfand; movably mounted on the'iiametoimove thef aniarm carried'gby vandl'hav'ingone end portion thereof? opera ively' connveot'edvf- `to i saidfmember, yiel'dable nea s supporting 4 the i V a y movablefop-i eratingpait, pivotedjjto` 'saidfarm for operati ing-it 'a'ndsafid member-5to'moveftheflanv M vva'rd 5 saidguiding meansjyieldablemeans; acting' upon: said 4` v`part andV saide inembeii to`VA` hold'fsaid anvilnorma'llly LinI p'o'sitionzspaoedi from; said' guiding means, a' levery lfuler'nmedv f on theframe andoperat'ed-bysaid part,`.a1ndv a sta'plejL-dr'iver yoperati velyrv connecte d f `to the lever Yand ardz'liptedV to be moved thereby to#A 7 In 'a staplesett cf'ifnaehinegthe eomlo'inationoff @supporting fra1ne,-staple guiding astaple elinohingk'anvih a member "c'arliyiiig'saidv anvil and' pivoted* to the frame to m-ov l 'e "anw ,1li tovv'afi'd' and l and the iother'end portion thereofl jieldablv supported by said" inembemfa( movable o} eratiiig" part pivotedfto-saidarm forwoper'ati ing lit' and lsai l" 'inemjber to Imove; tl .e anvil:

acting upon said part ane-li "said membei@- to' holdsaid" anvil normail'ly m a position spacedv s from said guiding' fm'ean's', ai staple'y fdriven,

"nation ofrv va supportingframe, stapl1e`0jrIicl.ingV

' oneend portion tliereoffpivotedto*said mem:A

staple Clinching ani,

andfrom saidiguiding means, an'varrn having ber and, the other endoportionthereof `yieldably-supported-.by saidl member, a movable operating partpivoted to said armlfor 'operating it andsai'dmember `to move the anvil- -feeding 'staples to said guiding `means with, 13"0 toward said fgui'ding-lmearis; 'yiel'dk'ablev means a'otingf :uponf said".L part fand, said me'i'nber to'x v hora; amenernormallyim pesten-@paese partp 'otedtoY-said mfor operatingitland sfafifd mmh'erftomove'the anvilv towardsv said` guiding means, a f sta-ple f driver, and 'mea-"nsoperated?l by said kparffor moving thel stlaplex kdlfvfer toward they envi-*1.1

` 103 -'Inl af staplefsetting 'machina the' com'`l bilnationjof alsupporti'ngjframe, staple gud-i ing'me'ans on-t'he ra'me,a-staple-elinchingf: f anvil movable' toW-ardand from the gnidingf means, movable operating partQmeans-"op- Ward the,

ne, and' aleta-pleA driver operatively' e'onnected to f one' j end portion 'of the lever,

said part having meansvadaptedlto engage* o vandnove` the 'other end-:portion of said lever when 'said ,p'ait1 is'move'd" in one di etiony 1m and said 'pa-rt l liafvinglgf "adjust'ableA i mea-ns f `adapted@to'engageand movethe-last named endl portion i oit'f said' lever when s aiol-fpartE feedingi'staples 5to; said" guidingvmeans f mi armv having upwardly-directed staple guiding meansiat its forvvardfend portionQmeans 4for the prongs of the staples directed upwardly,

vf'ram'e, staplegn ding- 75 i v:E20 A l.

-erating1part, yielding means connecting said opei'a'tedfliy saidpartgduring `the inaldowm. wardmovement thereofto operate said levera member movably ,mounted `on they frame. above said arm and carrying a stapleclinch-I inganvil above said guiding means, a `stapledriver movable insaid guiding ineansto-` ward and from vthe anvil, a depressiblegop- -erating fpart operatively connected' to said" member tomove said anvil toward said .guidf ing means during` the initial downwardl4 movement of xsaid part, a `lever @fulcrumed onthe :frame and operativelyconnected to.` the staple: driver, andwineans operated byv said, part duringfthe final` downward L,move- .mentthereoftojoperatesaid lever toiiiovi;`

the staple driver towardthe `anvil` f i 13." Ina staple setting machine, `the com-` bination of a supportingV frame having a: forwardlyj-extending work-receiving armhaving upwardly-directed sta-plef guiding" means atitsnforward end portion, means forllfeed-i,

ing vstaples .to said guidingy means with the prongs of the staples directed upwardly,ja. member movably mounted onVV the iframeV above said arm and carryinga staple clinching anvil above said'f fuidingl means, a `staple driver movable iii` said? guiding. means to-v ward and from the anvil, aldepressibleop member and said part to. move said anvil -bination yofja supporting frame' fhavingga forwardly extending fwork receiving arm.

havingl :upwardly-directed staple" guiding means at its 4jforwardend portion, means for feeding staples to said guiding, meansv `with the Vprongs ,of theV staples directedv up- .i y wardly, af member movably mounted on the frame abovefsaidprarm andcarryingla-staple.` clinching anvil above said guiding means, a .staple driver movable in Vsaid'. `guiding means toward andl from .the"anvil,1a depressible operating part, yielding:mean'sconnectly` connected to .thestaple driver, and means to move the staple-drivertoward the anvil;

,15, l,Ina staplewfsetting machine, thefconibinationj cfa-supporting frame `.having a forwardlyeiztending @work-receiving arm the prongs of the staple'swdirected i. upwardt having upwardly-directed staple l l, guidingv means at its forward end portion, means for` Afeeding staples to saidv guiding meansliwith k.lyf, jainember movablymounted on the frame member tomove said anvil toward said guid-j ing `means duringthe initial downward movement `of said" ``13artmeans operated by said partduriiigf the final downward kmovementfthereotto move the staple driver toi fwardl. the` anvil, `and-yieldable means acting ii'ponjsaid part-to automatically elevatethe i saine-'after the depression and release thereof.

16; In astaple setting machine, the combiiiation of'a supporting'frame having a forwardly-extending work-receiving arm having upwardly-.directed staple guiding means 4at itsiforwardend portion,`imeans Jor feedingfstaples vgto said' guiding means with the; `prongs of the*r staples ldirected upwardly, a. vmember ii'fiovablyv mounted on' the frame abovesaid arm and carrying aV staple clinching anvil above said guiding means, a staple driver `movable `in said `guiding -means t0- ward andffroin the anvil, a` depressible opferatingfpartoperatively; connected to said member tofmove. said anvil toward said guidingmeans during the initial downward.

motffenientofsaid part, a lever fulcrumed onthe; frame and operatively connected to thestaple drveil,- means operated `by said paitduring theiinal `downward movement thereof to operate saitl lever to move the stapledriver toward the anvil, andyieldable means acting upon said part to. auto- `matically elevate thesame after the` depression: andi'elease thereof. i

ilyln a staple settingmaichinathe combinationofalsupporting -frame having a orwai'dly-exteiiding work-receiving arm` having upwardly-directed staple guiding means atiits forwardend portion, mea-ns for `ii'(iedingsta'plesto saidguiding means with the l prongs 1 of the staples directed upwardt t U ly, amember movably mounted on tlieframe ing said member and saidpa-rt ytomovesaid-y anvil toward said `,guiding meansduring the initial downward movementof.saidpart, a lever -fulcrumed on the frameand operativeabovegsaid armand carrying a` staple clinching anvil abovesaid guiding means, a staple member andsaid partito move saidanvil to- 1` wardsaid guidinggmeans during the initial` downwardmovement of said part', means opferated` said-part during the` nal downward .movement thereof ytomove the staple. driver toward the anvil,and yieldable means acting upon said part to automaticallyele- -vate the sanieafter' the depression and re- ,leasethereof.V t v HARRY E. nicas. 

